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Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Ciara are going to lend their star power to the 2013 BET Awards. The ladies will join other previously-confirmed performers that include Chris Brown, Miguel, R. Kelly and Kendrick Lamar.

"BET Awards! Ow! Super Turnt Up!" Ciara tweeted on Tuesday, June 18. Carey also took to Twitter to make sure her fans wouldn't miss her performance at the event. She wrote, "Mariah Alert: Mariah announced as a performer on the BET Awards, LIVE in Los Angeles on June 30 at 8pm!"

Global celebrity Angelina Jolie's stunt double, Eunice Huthart, has now become the first person to file a lawsuit against multinational mass media corporation News Corp. for the alleged hacking of her mobile phone by its British tabloids, The Sun and News of the World. It is the first time a lawsuit has been filed against the company since the phone-hacking scandal broke out two years ago.

Huthart, a British professional stunt double, claims reporters from the two News Corp. tabloids tried to intercept messages from her mobile phone while she was working on location in Los Angeles back in 2005 for movie "Mr and Mrs Smith" starring Jolie. As a result, the two tabloids were able to feature articles on Jolie's budding relationship with then co-star Brad Pitt, despite only a few people close to the pair knowing about it, including Huthart.

Miley Cyrus talks about drugs and alcohol in an interview with Rolling Stones for its latest issue. The former Disney star, who denied smoking weed when caught on camera using a bong, addresses the talk about her stoner reputation, "You can't ask someone that and expect them to say yes. I did a song with Snoop Dogg called 'Ashtrays and Heartbreaks', so people can put it together for themselves."

Comparing the sticky green to alcohol, the 20-year-old singer/songwriter says, "I think alcohol is way more dangerous than marijuana - people can be mad at me for saying that, but I don't care. I've seen a lot of people spiral down with alcohol, but I've never seen that happen with weed."

"The Water Diviner" could help make Russell Crowe's long-awaited dream come true. First breaking the news, Deadline reports that the New Zealand-born actor enters negotiations to make it his first directing gig and his next starring vehicle. If all deals are closed, Crowe will helm it based on the screenplay by Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios.

The story is set in 1919, revolving around an Australian father who is on a mission. The movie will follow him traveling to Turkey only to find his two sons, who are apparently missing after the battle of Gallipoli. Troy Lum and Andrew Mason from Hopscotch Features will team up with Keith Rodger to produce it, which is set to start shooting later this year in Australia and Turkey.

Through a series of auditions, "So You Think You Can Dance" has finally got its Top 20 of season 10. Unveiled in the latest episode which had Adam Shankman joining resident judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, the list includes a good mix of contemporary, tap, hip-hop, animation and ballroom dancers.

Emilio Dosal was originally selected in the Top 20, but he later withdrew from the competition due to an injury. He's replaced by Aaron Turner, who was No. 11 on the men's list. Aaron, a tap dancer, had joined the show last year and was cut before the Top 20.

A man was detained by the police on Tuesday, June 18, after he allegedly trespassed Rihanna's Pacific Palisades home when she was away. Officials told Los Angeles Times that private security guards on Rihanna's property near Rivas Canyon Road and West Sunset Boulevard spotted the man on the roof of the singer's house on Monday at 10 P.M. and made a report to the police.

The security guards held the man while they were waiting for the police. According to TMZ, the 26-year-old man insisted that he did not know it was Rihanna's house. The cops said that the alleged trespasser had Google Map of the area displayed on his phone at that time. The man was still under custody with $2,882 bail.

A teaser trailer and first poster for "The Lego Movie" have finally made its way out online. With Pitbull's "Feel This Moment" setting the tone, the video presents a special appearance from Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman as well as Michaelangelo of the Ninja Turtles. NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal is also featured here in his Lego form with No.34 Lakers jersey.

The animated story revolves around an ordinary Lego minifigure named Emmet, who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. The rules-following boy is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously unprepared.

Oklahoma natives Kings of Leon and The Flaming Lips lead the line-up of rock acts that will perform in the "Rock for Oklahoma" benefit concert to be held on July 23 in Oklahoma City. Along with veteran rockers Jackson Browne and Built to Spill, they will be sharing the stage of the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the same venue where Blake Shelton's "Healing in the Heartland" fundraising concert took place last month.

"We couldn't be more proud to lend a hand to home state," said Kings of Leon's bassist Jared Followill. "This is the least we could do." The rock band, who originated in Talihina, Oklahoma, will be playing for neighboring city Moore, which was badly hit by the F5 tornado, leaving behind 24 people dead and $2 billion in damages to property.

Katy Perry opens up about her divorce from Russell Brand, more than a year after their split. In an interview for her cover story in Vogue's latest issue, she says she heard the bombshell news from the British comedian via a text message on New Year's Eve.

"He's a very smart man, a magical man," she first sings praise for her former husband, "And I was in love with him when I married him." She then dishes on, "Let's just say I haven't heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011."

Eminem has made an early comeback by appearing on DJ Tony Touch's new song called "Symphony in H". The song, which will be included in Touch's forthcoming album, was debuted on his Shade 45 Sirius XM on Tuesday night, June 18.

The song finds Eminem spitting hateful verse, "Love stinks/ And that explains/ All this anger that's spilling out/ And I ain't chilling out." He continues, "Feel an urge to put you over the line and chop you with a razor blade/ Yo wait, I'm an a**hole/ Devil with a halo/ Hell yeah I'd nail J.Lo... to the railroad."

There can be a Black Cat in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", Jan Gilbert learns. The London-based journalist has recently sat down with Felicity Jones for an interview that's supposed to talk much about her upcoming film "Breathe In". It turns out that Jones has given fans a slight hint at what role she landed in the Andrew Garfield-starring movie during the session.

Asked whether she was looking forward to everyone seeing her as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, Jones was clearly taken aback with the straight-up question. The English actress, who played Emily Dalrymple in "Hysteria, then replied, "Um, well, uh, possibly. I don't know. Yeah, I kind of - it's um. Yeah, if that happens, that would be wonderful."

"The Voice" threw a stars-filled show to mark the end of season 4 on Tuesday, June 18. From veteran singer Cher to rising star Hunter Hayes, all took the stage of the singing competition show while the top 3 contestants, the coaches and viewers were waiting to find out the winner.

Christina Aguilera, who is confirmed to return as a coach along with Cee-Lo Green in season 5, performed "Feel This Moment" with Pitbull. OneRepublic teamed up with Michelle Chamuel for a performance of "Counting Stars", while Florida Georgia Line is joined by Nelly when singing "Cruise".

A day after a one-minute clip showing him stepping on and walking over the American flag got leaked online and instantaneously sparked controversy and criticism, Lil Wayne was quick to explain his side on what really happened during his latest video shoot in New Orleans for his new single "God Bless Amerika". The rap superstar says that everyone was reacting based on a false impression.

"I didn't step on the flag on purpose! It's a scene in a video where the flag drops behind me and after it drop it's just there as I perform," Wayne tweeted to clear the air on the flag-trampling issue. Perhaps, not being aware that what was about to happen was considered a disrespectful and unpatriotic act, Wayne did not try to avoid walking over the American flag and no one from the crew who were standing nearby also bothered to pull the flag out from beneath him.

Melissa Etheridge has clarified her statement about Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo double mastectomy to minimize the chance of contracting breast cancer. The 52-year-old rocker and cancer survivor issued a clarification over the remarks which grabbed the headlines recently.

"I don't have any opinion of what she 'should have' done. All are free to choose, I only objected to the term 'brave' describing it," Etheridge said in a statement to E! News. The "I'm the Only One" singer, who got diagnosed with the disease in 2004, previously said in an interview with Washington Blade that she would not call Jolie's choice to get her breasts surgically removed "brave."

Serena Williams landed in hot water for saying that Steubenville rape victim "shouldn't have put herself in that position." The tennis champion made the explosive comment when doing an interview for an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone.

"Do you think it was fair, what they got?" she said when she and the interview watched news on TV and the Ohio rape trial appeared onscreen. The case involved two high school football players who raped a drunk 16-year-old while other students watched and texted details of the crime.